Adventures in USA - Day 2 and 3!

Highlights of the day:

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="459"] Wax Museum![/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="464"] Ripley's Believe it or Not![/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="421"] Chinatown![/caption]

More pictures here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150994529636356.415606.701936355&type=3

Random thoughts:

• Singapore's public transport is very good in terms of coverage of land area. There's SO much more walking to do in the US :/


• Places like Subway and 7-eleven in Singapore suck. There's SO much more variety in these shops in the US!


• I love how lemonade is an option together with the usual coke/sprite etc in fast food places! Why SG dont have!

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Day 3 - San Jose en route to West Yellowstone

We went to San Jose to stay for a night before catching a 6AM flight to West Yellowstone. The hotel we stayed in at San Jose was SO posh-looking and nice !

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="498"] The hotel lobby. See the previous link for the facebook album for some room photos[/caption]

The flight to West Yellowstone needed a transit at Salt Lake City - and I was quite surprised with the plane we took to West Yellowstone, it's like the smallest plane I ever sat and it kept rattling! Lol. But after a while it was ok.  The plane is only like 15 rows and 3 seats each row

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] West Yellowstone Airport ! I found it weird because there was no customs or anything once you landed you have arrived. I guess it's because this is kinda like a town and there's nothing of great value here that they need to prevent people from bringing stuff in[/caption]

After settling into our motel (Which was quite cosy and nice ), we went for lunch:

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="374"] 2 medium (12") pizzas for the 4 of us... and we couldn't finish it because the girls couldn't eat their share lol[/caption]

And after lunch we went to nap because the flight was very early for us and we barely slept. I woke up after 2 hours though, because I didn't want to have difficulties sleeping at night. So here I am! Blogging and uploading photos like a hardworking blogger. Rawr.

Btw I have no idea if anyone besides my gf is even reading this :/ Is it very boring. What more do you want to see, let me know!

To whoever is reading, thanks! <3

 

Adventures in USA - Day 1!

Sorry I'm going to stop writing full length blog entries for these adventures in USA because it's much more efficient to just upload the photos on Facebook and caption them there, and the captions kinda make up the blog entry! So go over to

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150992725866356.415388.701936355&type=1&notif_t=like

And check out the photos!

I'll just give some highlights here:

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] me and the girls shujin(middle) and houjue(right) ![/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="329"] Achievement unlocked! "Take picture with the actual Golden Gate bridge."[/caption]

 

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="464"] Beautiful.
The skyline is not bad too.[/caption]

 

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="533"] Alcatraz Island!! My Facebook photo album has many many more photos from there[/caption]

Some random thoughts:

• I can totally understand how Americans can layer their clothes now - because the weather is so cold! And it's not even close to winter yet. If I lived here I confirm wear layers to school everyday and look (more) fashionable and chic.


• In and Out burgers are overrated.


• I feel honored and happy to have taken a picture with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge! ^^


• Dress warmly if you're taking a cruise in San Francisco, otherwise you'll become a popsicle like me

Ok, going to be exploring Fisherman's Wharf on my own tomorrow, need to research a bit how to get around! bye!

Adventures in USA - Day -1

Oh my god. I'm actually going.

Those were the thoughts that were running through my mind when I turned back and waved one last time at the family and friends that came out to send me off, as I walked around the corner into the limbo area.

It was a surreal, I-don't-believe-this-is-happening kinda feeling - like when you see a magic trick like a magician levitate, a coin vanish, etc. Except this time the magic trick was me, disappearing from Singapore, and reappearing in the US.

I was actually scared as shit and when I started hugging people I felt a surge of emotion rising in me and I had to suppress it otherwise I would start crying. But no. I had to stay strong, appear strong - my gf was already crying uncontrollably before we even walked over to the departure gates. I did my best to comfort her, hug her, tell her everything will be fine. It was so touching to see her cry that I almost cried with her, but no. I had to stay strong. For her, for my mom, for myself.

Some pictures to distract you from the wordiness of this entry:

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="455"] Lovely friends who sent me off[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="485"] churchies! timo + bestie :D[/caption]

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VIP :)

VIP :)[/caption]